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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12
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After the machinery has been set N
motion, the first step is to place a block
in the splint machine. With each
movement of the knife twenty-five
splints. are cut, and at the same time
stuck between two Stats in the moving
belt. They are then carried by the
movement of the belt through the sep
arator and over heated pipes to dry the
timber. About fifty feet from the
starting point the belt passes under a
couple of rollers, which press it down
just enough to bring the ends of the
splints, which are sticking through un-
d%erneath, in contact with the melted
sulphur, which is contained in a pan or
vat. A little further on the belt is
again depressed, and the tips of the
splints are drawn through a black mix
ture, which gives them the finishing
coat. From this point the matches
pass down the hall, still travelling on
the belt, at the height Of about
a foot and a half from the floor.
At a distance of two hundred
feet from the starting point the
belt takes an upward turn, and after
ascending four or five feet, the
matches begin their return trip. They
come back over the splint machine,
enter the room where another machine
is located, and are there knocked out,
the heads all pointing the same direc-
ton. AS they fall they are caught by
a leather belt which moves slowly and
carries them to a table, where they are
taken off by a boy and placed in trays
made for the purpose and taken to the
packing-room. The belt. completes a
circuit one in thirty minutes, and
during the interval several thousand
matches are finished. The machinery
described is found in an establishment
in the East, where two or three men
can turn put from 500 to GOO gross Of
sulphur matches per day. The match
thus produced is superior in quality,
and will light readily on being drawn
across the window glass. This is
claimed to be a crucial test, and infe.
rior ones "a not be ignited in this man
ner.
On arriving in the packing room
the matches are first placed in small
paper boxes, one hundred in each box
The small packages are then packed
in paste-board boxes containing on,
sixteenth or one-eighth gross.-Farn
and FireSide.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12
It's Always the Way.

"Didn't I tell you sol' said a gentleman
to an acquaintance whom he Glanced to
meet on the street; "it's always the wny."
whats always the wayf" inquired a mu-
along just then. "Why, just this, D replied
the first speaker: "you see Smith, here,
the last time I met him he had one Of the
worst coughs you yer heard. He com
planned of a loss Of appetite, Of night
sweats, of low spirits n other unmistaka-
BILE premonitory symptoms of consumption.
I told him to get 9 supply of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery at once. He did
30, and look at him nowi Did you yer see
q healthier looking mani The Discovery
has snatched thousands from consumptives'
graves. KNEW it would cure Smith. It's
always the way"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

because she saw that he had ceased to love
her. Her beauty had faded, her former
high spirits had given place to q dull lassi-
tude. What had caused this changel Func-
tional arrangement; she was suffering from
those ailments peculiar to her sex. And 80
their two young lives drifted apart. How
needless, how crueli Had she taken DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription she might
have been restored to health and happiness.
II any lady reader of these lines is similar
ly afflicted, let her lose no time in procur,
give her a new lease of life. Sold by drug
geists, under a positive guarantee from the
manufacturers, of perfect satisfaction in
every case, or money refunded. See guar
antee on bottle
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

WE ought not to be too anxious to encour-
age untried~ innovation, in cases of doubtful
Improvement. For a quarter Of a century
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy has been be-
fore the public and passed through the
severest test and is pronounced the most
reliable remedy for that disagreeable
malady. Thousands Of testimonials of its
virtues. 80 cents per bottle. By druggists.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

"A small boy in Oil City, Pa, is
credited with having trained a pair of
big Cochin China roosters to drive
double to harness. He bitches them to
a little wagon, and it is said that they
draw it easily and willingly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

In the market with Cheap Excursion Tickets
to all its Famous Summer Resorts. "The
Enchanted Summer Land' is the title of a
charmingly written and beautifully printed
book descriptive of the lands penetrated by
this truly frst-classr railway. If you want
a copy free send your address to
E. P. WILSON, G.SP. A., Chicago, Ill
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

Every farmer can afford in a meas
ure to be his own e~Nperimenter, and it
is by experimental tests that we gather
suggestive hints which sometimes prove
important facts, -AAtafieasi I1swt
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12
ArrLEBoRoueH, Mass.

ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass.
Last May I was laid up with acute rheu.
matism and confined to bed. I was told to
try st. Jacobs Oil I did so and next day
was well as ever
ELIJAH CArRoS, Deputy Sheriff.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

DoN'T Wheeze and cough when Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar will cure.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12
In the Spring

Nearly everybody needs a good medicine. Tho inn
purities which have accumulated in the blood dur.
Ing the cold months, must be expelled or when the
mild days come, and the effect of bracing air is lost,
the body is liable to be overcome by debility or some
serious disease. The remarkable success achieved
by Hoods Sarsaparilla. and the many words of
praise it has received, make it worthy your conf
dence. We ask you to give this medicine a trial.
1--WE have used Hoods Sarsaparilla for several
years, and feel proud to it as an excel
lent spring medicine or toIbe used at all times as .
blood purifier. For children as well as grown peo-
pie we consider it the best. We set aside one bottle
for our boy to take in the spring. He is nine years
old and has enjoyed good health ever since we be-
gan giving it to him. We are seldom without it,"
B. +. GROVER, Rochester, N. y.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

Throw the Powder Overheard,
were thrilling words, spoken at a time Of
great danger. The lives of all on the vessel
depended upon prompt action. Your life
may be blessed and prolonged by the prompt
use of DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic for hat
blood trouble.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12
Throw the Powder

WHAT is the oldest woman's clubl b
broom-stick. -Boston Transcript.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

eyes, my child, yes; dun is the future
tense of due."-H Washington Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

II a cough disturbs your sleep, tax
Piso's Cure for Consumption and rest well
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

-Raynham has a wild man of the
woods in the person Of Abiel Will
liams, who roams about the forests and
thickets of that town, much to the ter
ror of children and timid women. He
is described as a graduate of Union
College, who lost his reason sixty years
ago from overstudy.-Boston Tran
script.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

A cooUErTE is like q war veteran-she
goes through many engagements. Judge.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

A generally makes his home
run after he reaches the plate.-New Haven
Mems
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12
Northwestern Pleasure Resorts.

ADVICE to a dressmaker-Be sure you're
right, then gore ahead.-Tezas Siftings.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

DEEDS done in the fesh-thoss drawn up
on parchment onkers Statesman.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12
She Broke the Engagement

IT'S a wise child that resembles its rich.
est relative. -DanviM Breezs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-12

TOOIu, now ptChcu " ounoCdtloA, WAS
painfully quiet.
1.-THE secretary will please take min
utes of this meeting"
The secretary sat down at Kate's
desk, and there was a little pause.
'.Mr. PRESIDENT"
Every eye turned to a corner where
a gray-haired gentleman had mounted
a chair.
mi. President!''
.Mr. Graves, director for the State,
gentlemen"
II beg leave, sir, to offer a resolu-
ton"
Then he began to read from a slip Of
paper:
"Whereas, John Mills, engineer Of
engine no 49, of this railway line,
erected a private telegraph; and, where
as, he, with the assistance of the tele-
graph operator of this station q leave
a blank for her name), used the said
line without the consent of the com.
pany, and for other than railway bust.
ness.
'.It is resolved that he be suspended
permanently from his position as engi.
neer, and that the said operator be re-
quested to resign"
A murmur of disapprobation filled
the room, but the the president com
manded silence, and the State director
went on:
resign her place.
ssTt ia furthar resolved and is herehy
ordered, that the said John Mills bt
and is appointed chief engineer of the
new repair shops at Slawson."
A tremendous cheer broke from thu
company, and the resolution was pass
/ with &c shout of assent.
/ How it ended they never knew. j
seemed like n dream, and they coult
not believe it true Till they stood alon'
| In the wiutsr's Night Oh the track hs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09
THE TUG F-wAR.

magic storm had showed blossoms and
fragrance upon them. In the orchard
myriad o. censers swing incense, and the
earliest fly crawls speedily from his nook
behind the stove, braids his hind legs,
tries his buzz, leaps lightly into the
kitchen air. throws six somersaults and
is ready to whoop up the censers and
blow the steak. Ten thousand thousand
grasses pierce the portals of the grave
and lift their emerald spires; there is
feathered love-making among the twigs;
the shy face of the jonquil and butter
cup are seen by the hedge and the
anemone stars the meadow; the arriving
swallow lays the er-gob of his mud
palace against the chimney; the ants
troop from their catacomb and repair its
war-worn exits and entrances; the pot
bellied and immensely scientific spider
from flower to flower draws the guys
and stays of his aerial bridge; yonder a
gang of dirreputable crows criticise the
farmers old clothes from affair." and
squawk their disapproval; the frugal bee
has begun his droning search for nectar
and samples each fairy chalice as he
passes; an oriole shoots through the
tangled green like bullet of gold; that
newly welded pair of blue jays are al
ready in squabble; two wrens with but
single worm are scuffiing in the grass;
yonder last years pullet is making a
vociferous affidavit that she has just laid
the greatest egg in the world; here an old
hen is anxiously watching the last batch,
just out, and wondering what imprud-
ence could have favored her with that
duck; the batch itself is indulging in
tug-of-war; the superannuated and apo
letic old rooster brisks up and shrills
clarion of defiance, like winged ember
drops the cardinal bird from the tree;
downy goslings waddle puddle-wards to
dibble for snails; with asudden whirr the
partridge vanishes; the chipmunk sleeks
his side and chatters his approval yon-
der an angular calf frolics and the lamb
kid kicks his infant heels at the sky;
hobbledehoy chickens, with scarce q
feather to their backs, are browsing
around the kitchen for scraps; the waters
have dwindled in the brook and its shall
lows are full of music and minnows; the
acrobatic beetle tumbles his fecund ball.
the bull-frog tunes up. the grasshopper
resins his hind legs and prepares to
fiddle; the cricket tightens his tiny
drum. the earliest mosquito puts his
piccolo FORTH and with the chorus of
linnet and finch and robin and wren. the
gurgle of the thrush and the solemn
voice Of the wind in the pines, the great
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09
Dangers OF Ciroumstantial Evidence.

1t is well known that Judge Allen
while he was upon the bench was slow
to accept circumstantial evidence in
criminal eases as conclusive of guilt
until it was eorroborated beyond all
peradventure. Few people knew the
reason why, but we heard it from his
own lips. At tho time of the occur
renee he was presiding judge of the
Southern Circuit, we are not mis-
taken. AT his home in Decatur ooun-
ty some years after he had retired from
the bench he related his experience.
He said:
I'm those days it was quite different
from what it is now. remember once,
while riding my circuit, as it was call
ed, that | met with an experience that
made deep impression upon me.
had ridden all day and into the night,
when drew up at an uninviting house
and asked to spend the night. The
man gruflly told me could do so. and
] was almost sorry that he had not
said no. On entering the house / went
into room alone. and heard low NUT
tering voices in the next room. The
situation was anything but agreeable.
and my speculations rs 10 the surround
ings made it exceedingly unpleasant.
But BEDTIME came, and was invited up
rickety fight OF stairs and into a
room in the loft Of the houseA re-
tired but not 10 sleep. The mumbling
voices could still be heard, and n red
handed murder stared me in the face.
About midnight heard some one creep
ing up the stairs, and in moment the
door of my room was quietly pushed
open. In the door stood man with a
butchers knife in his hand. | had
taken the precaution to get out of the
bed and had taken my position under
it when heard him coming, resolved
to sell my life as dearly as possible |
held pistol in my hand, but some
influence kept me from firing. Pres
emily the man walked easily, with
catlike tread, to the further corner of
the room, and with the long knife cut
something suspended from the roof,
and as quietly stole back and down
BUTTS.
but you solved the mystery?" we
queried.
80, yes. The next morning | was
invited into the breakfast-room, and
for the first time saw the lady of the
house. She excused herself for her
absence the night before by saying that
their little daughter was on what they
thought to be her deathbed. She apollo
gized for the want of attention to me,
and said that her husband was forced
to 60 into my room in order to get
some herbs with which to make medi-
cine for the sick child, and which they
had forgotten to get before night
What if had shot and killed that
man? 1t makes me shudder to think
of it, Columbus (Ga. Enquirer San.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09


tinguished New England family OF that
name. He has been success. whether
on the bench at dog shows. in field
trials, or out hunting. Dorr first saw
the light in April, 1876. and since that
time he has been of the most cheerful
disposition imaginable. He is of Scotch
descent, his father. Dorr, and his
mother. Lady, having been imported
from Tutumtaryach by Mr. Ellerton l..
Dorr of Boston in 1872
Dorr doesn't try to do anything easy;
his hobby is to tackle everything that is
difficult He has a way, when Mr.. Taft
is talking dog. of coming in with a
candlestick, containing a lighted candle.
in his mouth, and trying to induce his
master to be lighted up to bed. When
Mr. Taft was at the field trials at Han
ford, last winter Dorr was a nine day
wonder. Every night the hotel bar
room WAS crowded with ranchers who
came miles to see him perform. After
being only one day in town he went reg
ularly every evening to the Post Office
for his masters mail, and to the railway
station for the newspaper. He did
whatever he was told to do. The most
difficult tasks were set him by those who
came to see him, and he perseyered until
he accomplished them.
One night Dorr was asked to retrieve
ten cent piece thrown into a stable
pail full to the brim with water. He
stuck his head under water and kept it
there forty-on seconds, when he sue
ceeded in getting the coin between his
teeth. Afterward, without being told
l. - 1hO1r IL IL
The same evening he took needle out
of pail full of water, and carried the
pail, without spilling drop, out to the
barn. When he came back he waltzed
with one hind leg and his tail in his
mouth, and aftcrward took his fore paw
in his mouth and jumped over every
chair in the room without letting the
paw go.
Dorr leads his masters horse by the
halter when Mr.. Taft tries to sneak up
on flock of ducks. He will also tow
Mr.. Tafts cunning boat for miles by the
painter. He has wonderful nose, but
doesn't point birds except for his owner
No cripple. whether snipe or swan, can
get away from him. He is not older to-
day than many dogs of half his age. His
affection for his master is most pleasant
to contemplate. When Mr.. Taft was
riding around at the field trials and his
boot slipped off. Dorr picked it up and
carried it for miles before Mr. Taft dis
covered his loss. Owing to Mr.. Taft's
being one Of the three distinguished
judges at the Pacific Coast Field
Clubs trials. Dorr WAS not entered for
competition, but he went along in a
wagon all tho game. and made more
points and backs between tho drivers
legs than all the other dogs present
When Dorr heard that the Sun wanted
his picture, he wagged his tail SO much
it had to be wired stiff while his photo
graph was being taken. Dorr was train
I'D by Dir Taft.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09
AwohDERFuL GORDON SETTER.

The most intelligent dog in California
or any other State is the Gordon setter,
Dorr. the exclusive property Of MIR. Fred
A. Taft of Truckee, in Nevada county.
What this dog doesn't know is not worth
bothering about, and what he doesn't do
is simply whs. he has no inclination to-.
Dorr comes naturally by his smartness,
having been born in Yankee land when
his master used to bye at Dedham, Mass.
His bearing of the name of Dorr has
shed additional lustre upon the dis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09
THE opFRA or THF spRING

This is the end of which April and
Easter witness the beginning. All ma
ture now takes on the radiance of resur-
rection. The tramp and the tree alike
rejoice and come forth Even the gentle
and inoffensive dude Dungeons in a
striped shirt and a new cane.
love the blossoming of spring and
the breaking of the letters that too long
have held the fields in the slavery of that
frozen sleep which is akin to death. l
love the wild rush of the winds that
push the blackness of winter like scroll
from the heavens. Even in the city,
where the piled monuments of man to
Mammon have crowded nature from
view, it is welcome and beautiful
But the countryl ah, you jewellers in
stone and Tapped in the luxury of civili-
cation, knowing not the glory of the
awakening of a myriad myriads to life
and motion and beauty, come to the
mountains and fields and watch the com
ing forth. There is more of lesson in
the stepping of one azalea from its
shackles than you will learn in the
cathedral; better sermon in the faunt-
ing of one newborn butterfy's wings
than your chosen orator can furnish;
more sacred music in the ripping
stream, the drone of busy insects in the
field, and the whisper of the wind
among the uncurled leaves, than in the
anthem rolled from the great organ to
the rafters of cedar; more of truth and
of teaching and worship and awe before
the foet-stool of mountains, under the
infinite arch of sapphire keystoned by the
MONDAY sun, than in the temple Of mans
making where we kneel and pray.
And now the far-seeing farmer with
one eye on his uncertain crop and the
other on certain boarders, lays in ginger
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09

ly his frugal store of Paris green and
pickles, bug powder and canned peas.
He paints his well-box blue and his barn
red, his fence Joyous yellow and his
piazza an ineffablo blue, and concocts
the painstaking prospectus which shall
lure the city family from its jungle to
pay him So a week per head for the lux
uries of cabbage and beans, flies and
corned beef, Moody and Ssnkey on Sun
day, the Industrious joys OF cunning at
night with kerosene lamp and the I'M
renting round of gable and pie.
Look! from the burrows long fallow
spring the multitudinous threads of
green. There will the sweet pea flutter
her purple wings, the succulent bean
shall climb the slanting pole and the
emerald daggers of the corn pierce the
hills brown breast There are martialled
the battalions of lettuce and beet yon-
der sprawl the melon and squash, the
asparagus lifts his imperial head and the
parsley shakes out his savory plume.
You will get none of these. Oh, not
They are contracted for already, to wilt
in the market of the sweltering city,
your dreams of esculent freshness and
green will be realized only in relics of a
bygone age, coffined long since in can.
Come to the country, you fevered
toilers come if but for day; drink of
the rill whose waters fortnight ago
were the crystals of snow, and are now
the heaven of the jewelled trout and
contemplative frog. Come to watch the
miracle upon miracle of nature stepping
from the old years chsrnel to don the
holiday robe and fill the scene with bios
SONS and harvest. Come to watch the
small boy emancipated from thriftless
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09

ity Of muscle signals. Yet fear he will
dodge those who would invite him 20
such contest Poor Charley Foster,
who claimed TO be able to read minds,
see the spirits of the departed, and fore
tell coming events, used to lose hundreds
OF dollars at faro. being unable even to
tell whether king or jack was coming
first from the box under his eyes.
Let the audience demand that the COM
mittee attending Mr.. Bishops next bank
note experiment be blindfolded. and l
will wager Mr. Bishop new hat he will
fail to write the number correctly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09

inc utsptTdtb WOOu- II NJ " ~
chuck from his tun- NETS.
mel, gathering the sumac and the briar's
perfumed spray. whistling the doodlebug
from his sandy funnel or smoking out
the wild and vengeful bee from his
gnarled covert in the stump, the boy of
country parts. splay-footed and tawny
with continent freckles, has no peer in
the world. Sometimes the boy finds the
hornet and comes home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-05-09
THE TRICKS OF A FRAUD.
How the Late Charles Foster CIeverly
Humbugged Peopie-Heller and
Bishop.

The late Charles Foster writes Henry
Guy Carleton, was the ablest trickster
have yet seen and humbugged the clev-
crest of people daily. He claimed to
work his miracles by the aid of spirits,
and those who knew him will remember
he was under the influence of spirits
most of the time.
Reading sealed papers was his greatest
feat. His visitor would write the names
of deceased friends on bits of paper
and crumple these bits into pellets.
Foster. who had been looking out of
the window meantime, would now APP
proach, seat himself on the opposite